1. Capital of the state of Illinois
   - capital of Illinois
    
2. A city and manufacturing centre in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River
    
3. A city of southwestern Missouri

Type of: city, metropolis, state capital, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Bay State, IL, Ill., Illinois, Land of Lincoln, MA, Mass., Massachusetts, Missouri, MO, Mo., Old Colony, Prairie State, Show Me State [informal]

Encyclopedia: Springfield, OH MSA